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J. N. CRABB.

HORSE COLLAR,

' (No Model.)

Patented June 28, 1887.

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.N. PFYERS, Photo-lithograph". Washington. a, q.

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMEs N; CRABB, on RICHMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR on ONE-HALF TO- AMEs E. TAYLOR, or sAMn PLAoE.

HORSE-COLLAR.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,463, dated June 28, 1887. Application filed April 1,1857. Serial No. 233,269. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern; 7

Be it known that I, JAMES N. ORABB, 0

Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain Improvemerits in Horse-Collars, of which the follow- Ing is-a specification.

My invention relates to an improved rigidly-attached adjustable hook for holding a horse-collar in place without the aid of buckles,

spring-catches, snaps, or catches of any kind. The ob ects of my invention are, first, to

save time, labor, andthe annoyance of putting yet shall be adjustable for the purpose of changing the size of the collar, as is generally done with bucklesand straps, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Figure 1 shows the collar closed as when in place on the animals neck, the rigidly-attached hooked pads-being hooked one over the other. Fig. 2 shows the collar open for vhooking on the animals neck. Fig. 3 shows the adjustable hooked pad before it is attached to the collar, showing the wires or prongs which are forced into the end of the collar for the purpose of making the rigid attachment, the pad or adjustable portion being properly bent after being sewed to the top of the collar. m Fig. 4 shows a piece of metal which may be used instead of wire,-if desired. Fig. 5 shows a wire properly bent before being covered, as shown in Fig. 3.

A in the drawings hooked pads.

B is the back of the collar; 0, the front rim. D and F are portions to run into the end or top of the body of the collar B and O.

E is a slot for sewing through when sheet metal is used.

The manner in which the hooked pads are are the rigidly-attached formed before being attached to the collar is by using a bentwire stiffener, such as is shown in Fig. 5, or a sheet-metal stiffener, suchas is shown in Fig. 4, coveringthe same with leather of the proper-size andsha'pe for the pad to be constructed, and sewing the top end and center, as shown in Fig. 3. The stiffener-wire or other stiffener, having its ends or prongs. D or F extending'out of the pad, as shown in Fig. 3, is run down into the body of the collar, and is held there securely by sewing the pad to the collar. The said prongs are intended to stiffen the pads when attached to the ends or top of the collar. The leather or covering of said wire or other metal stiffener should be large enough to allow the top or ends of the collar to go inside the pad far enough to admit sewing the pad to the top of the collar. The hook form is given the pad after it is sewed to the collar by simply bending the stiffener inclosed within it in any position desired, thereby making a rigidly-attached adjustable' hooked pad or fastener for horse-collars. In practice the collar is put in place on the animals neck by throwing it sufficiently out of line to allow the hooks to pass each other, then pulling apart wide enough to go over the animals neck; then the hooking is done by closing and bringing back in line with one hook over the other. The collar is taken off by the reversal of this movement. i

I do not wish to confine myself to any particular way of constructing my rigidly-attached adjustable hooked pad, as my idea is toproduce a firm hook for holding a horsecollar in place on the animals neck, which yet shall be adjustable or changeable for changing the size of the collar when necessary by simply bending the adjustable portion of the pad or hook as desired. v v

\Vhen using the wire, a piece of tin may be placed between the wire and leather, so that the under part of the pad may have-a smooth surface.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The hereiudescribed rigidly-attached adhookshaped pads A A, havinginscrtcd therein justable hook or hooks A, forholding a.- horsethe herein-described adjustable stiffener, all

collar in place, substantially as set forth. substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 1o

2. The herein described rigidly-attached J AMES N. CRABB. 5 hooked collar-pad, in combination with the Witnesses:

body of collar, substantially as set forth. \VILDY GRADE,

3. A collar-fastoning consisting of the two WEBsTER PARRY. 

